Along side of my garage door there is a 1.5 in. space and the other 1/4. What could I use to fix it?

Question

The door opens and closes fine. The spacing is worst at the at the bottom of the door and gradually gets smaller towards the top. On one side the door, the railing is half in. back from the frame of the house(if measured front to back) and half in. away(if measured side to side).

Answer 1

Hi Frank............flag down an old carpenter and ask him to stop by and get his advice........sounds like who ever built the house got some measurements wrong or just set the jambs out of plumb......due to lack of knowledge. First it would be nice to have the head jamb level and then the side jambs plumb...........Then you could put a nice molding around the o.s. of the door........then fill or spray some insulation in the voids around the jamb...........and sheet rock the inside or just put a piece of trim around the inside the thinkness of the wall board.........in our city.......that has to be 5/8'" thick.....we need what you call a 1 hr. fire wall............that's the thickness i just quoted you.....x-rated sheetrock.  Just talk to the old carpenter and he will be happy to tell you what to do.........that makes him feel good and you also.  That's how he fed his family for years and that's his love..........so he will be happy to share with you. Do not be afraid to ask.........he won't charge you anything.   bye.